Quote from: Fes on March 07, 2016, 11:30:12 PM

I'm a huge Jaws fan, the original not the following flicks...

I don't think ANYONE is a fan of the sequels of that movie... 

Except Dennis Quaid 

As the thread title indicates I'm selling off some of my collection! I wanted to offer them here before heading to eBay. Here is a link to pictures of most of these decks but please let me know if you'd like any more. I am a regular on UC and am a trusted seller. Please refer to my thread there for feedback.

The listings in BLUE and PURPLE indicate package deals where you can receive a discount for buying multiple decks. I only have one (1) of each deck listed.

I am shipping from Boston, MA and prefer to ship within the US. I suppose I could ship internationally but at the complete cost of the buyer- no more, no less (I will look up price quotes on individual bases).
US shipping is as follows:
1 deck: $3.50, each additional deck (up to 3): $0.50
4-8 decks: $6.80
9-10 decks: $11.00
11-12 decks: $13.00
13+ decks: please PM me

Please PM me if you have any questions at all including best offers. Thanks for looking!
*NOTE* The decks marked "Used" are barely that- they are unwrapped and open HOWEVER the decks were merely fanned, if that. They were never even shuffled and their condition is near mint. All jokers and ad cards (where applicable) are also included.

(Used)   Aladdin 1001 Air-Cushion Red (Cincinnati).....$2.50
(New)   Bicycle Limited Edition Series #1 White.....$3.00    
(New)   Bicycle Limited Edition Series #1 Blue.....$3.00
AS A SET FOR $5.00
(New)   Aviator Red (Cincinnati).....$3.00    
 (New)   Squeezers Angel Back Blue.....$3.00    
(New)   Squeezers Angel Back Red.....$3.00
AS A SET FOR $5.00
(New)   Fleur De Lis Purple.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Expert Back v2 Red.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Luchadores.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Club Tattoo Orange.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Club Tattoo Blue.....$4.00
AS A SET FOR $7.00
(New)   Bicycle Skull Black.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Wounded Warrior.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Hemp.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Pandamonium Black.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Alzheimer's.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Breast Cancer Ribbon Edition v3.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Breast Cancer v2.....$4.00
AS A SET FOR $7.00
(New)   Bicycle Bigfoot.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Nautic Back Pink.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Alchemy v2.....$4.00
(New)   Bicycle Civil War Red (USPCC).....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Civil War Blue (USPCC).....$4.00
AS A SET FOR $7.00
(New)   Bicycle Steam Punk Silver.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Negro League.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle xXx Outlaw.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Madison Blue.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Madison Yellow.....$4.00
AS A SET FOR $7.00
(New)   Bicycle Leaf Back Green.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Leaf Back Red.....$4.00
AS A SET FOR $7.00
(Used)   Bicycle Eco Edition.....$2.50    
(New)   Bicycle Humane Society.....$4.00    
(Used)   Hoyle Shell Back Pink (No. 9014).....$2.00    
(Used)   Hoyle Shell Back Green (No. 9015).....$2.00    
(New)   Hoyle Shell Back Orange (No. 9015).....$4.00    
(Used)   Hoyle Stripe Blue (No. 957).....$2.00    
(Used)   Hoyle Dot Purple (No. 851).....$2.00
AS A SET FOR $10.00
(Used)   Bicycle Fashion Pink.....$2.00    
(Used)   Bicycle Fashion Green.....$2.00    
(Used)   Bicycle Fashion Lavender.....$2.00    
(Used)   Bicycle Fashion Blue.....$2.00    
(Used)   Bicycle Fashion Berry.....$2.00
AS A SET FOR $8.00
(Used)   Bicycle Rider Back Silver.....$2.00    
(Used)   Bicycle Rider Back Gold.....$2.00
AS A SET FOR $3.00
(Used)   Bicycle Silver/Black (No. 2128).....$2.00    
(Used)   Bicycle Black/Silver (No. 1128).....$2.00
AS A SET FOR $3.00
(Used)   Hope for Haiti 2010.....$2.00    
 (New)   WhiteKnuckle Blue.....$14.00    
(New)   WhiteKnuckle Red (v2).....$14.00
AS A SET FOR $25.00
(Used)   Bicycle Rider Back Black Deck (MagicMakers).....$3.00    
(Used)   Bicycle Rider Back Red Deck (MagicMakers).....$3.00    
(Used)   Bicycle Rider Back Blue Ice Deck (MagicMakers).....$3.00    
(Used)   Bicycle Rider Back Green Deck (MagicMakers).....$3.00    
(Used)   Bicycle Rider Back Yellow Deck (MagicMakers).....$3.00    
(Used)   Bicycle Rider Back Purple Deck (MagicMakers).....$3.00
AS A SET FOR $15.00
(Used)   Bicycle Tetra 4-Way Fanning Deck.....$6.00    
(New)   Bee Erdnase 1902 Smith Back Ivory Red.....$12.00    
(New)   Bee Erdnase 1902 Acorn Back Ivory Green.....$12.00    
(New)   Bee Erdnase 1902 Acorn Back Ivory Red.....$15.00    
(New)   Bee Erdnase 1902 Smith Back Ivory Black.....$10.00    
(New)   Bee Erdnase 1902 Smith Back No. 2 Ivory Blue.....$6.00    
(New)   Bee Erdnase 1902 Acorn Back No. 2 Ivory Green.....$8.00    
(New)   Bee Erdnase 1902 Acorn Back Ivory Black.....$6.00
AS A SET FOR $60.00
(New)   Ask Alexander Ivory.....$5.00    
(New)   Bicycle Professional Ivory Red.....$6.00          
(New)   White Lions Series B Blue.....$13.00    
(New)   White Lions Series B Red.....$13.00    
(New)   White Lions Black Label.....$13.00
AS A SET FOR $35.00
(New)   Blades White Edition.....$15.00    
(New)   Blades Silver Edition.....$15.00    
(New)   Blades Blood Edition.....$15.00    
(New)   Blades Blood Spear Edition.....$15.00    
(Used)   Blades Midnight Edition.....$12.00
AS A SET FOR $65.00
(New)   Magician Must Die (MMD) #1 Reprint.....$7.00    
(New)   Magician Must Die (MMD) #2.....$7.00    
(New)   Magician Must Die (MMD) #3.....$7.00
AS A SET FOR $18.00
(New)   MSM Watcher (with gaff cards).....$25.00    
(New)   Bedeceived Mystery.....$12.00    
(New)   Different Limited Edition Green.....$10.00    
(New)   Crown Deck Blue v1.....$12.00    
(New)   Crown Deck Red v1.....$12.00    
(New)   Crown Deck Green v1.....$12.00
AS A SET FOR $30.00
(New)   Crown Deck Black.....$15.00    
(New)   NOC Red v1.....$12.00    
(New)   NOC Blue v1.....$12.00    
(New)   NOC Green v1.....$12.00    
(New)   NOC Purple v1.....$12.00    
(New)   NOC Yellow v1.....$12.00
AS A SET FOR $55.00
(New)   Legends No. 852 1st Edition Blue.....$15.00    
(New)   Legends No. 852 1st Edition Red.....$15.00    
(New)   Legends No. 852 1st Edition Green.....$15.00
AS A SET FOR $40.00   
(New)   Smoke & Mirrors v5 Denim.....$20.00    
(New)   Smoke & Mirrors v6 Red.....$20.00    
(New)   Smoke & Mirrors v7 Carbon.....$20.00
AS A SET FOR $58.00
(New)   Magic Con 2012 (v2).....$28.00    
(New)   Alice in Wonderland Black.....$10.00    
(New)   Alice in Wonderland White.....$10.00
AS A SET FOR $18.00   
(New)   Bee Stingers Red.....$25.00
(New)   DeckONE v1.....$13.00        
(New)   Bicycle Guardians (T11).....$5.00    
(New)   Bicycle Yomiuri Giants v1.....$12.00    
(New)   Bicycle Yomiuri Giants v2 (Reverse Back).....$12.00
AS A SET FOR $20.00
(New)   Bicycle Hanshin Tigers.....$12.00    
(New)   Bicycle Be@rbrick.....$10.00    
(New)   Bicycle Laundry.....$10.00    
(New)   Bicycle Brosmind.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle Street Art.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle New Era v2 Silver.....$10.00    
(New)   Bicycle 130th Anniversary Red.....$4.00    
(New)   Bicycle 130th Anniversary Blue.....$4.00
AS A SET FOR $7.00
(New)   Madison Rounders Black.....$6.50    
(New)   Madison Rounders Brown.....$6.50    
(New)   Madison Rounders White.....$6.50
AS A SET FOR $18.00
(New)   Madison Dealers Red Bordered.....$6.50    
(New)   Madison Dealers Erdnase Green.....$6.50
AS A SET FOR $12.00
(New)   Republic No. 2.....$25.00    
(New)   Bicycle Series 1800 Red (Marked).....$6.50    
(New)   Bicycle Series 1800 Blue (Marked).....$6.50
AS A SET FOR $12.00   
(New)   Bicycle SSUR.....$15.00    
(New)   Bicycle Colonial Unrest.....$7.00    
(New)   Cherry Casino.....$10.00    
(New)   Delirium Prism (United Cardists 2015).....$12.00    
(New)   Bicycle Grid 3.0.....$12.00    
(New)   Card Masters.....$12.00    
(New)   Exquisite White.....$12.00    
(New)   Bicycle Truth Garden No. 3 Black.....$12.00

**Prices as of 3/7/16**

Quote from: sprouts1115 on March 03, 2016, 09:22:13 PM

I like purple for the club, but of course that is just me.

No-revoke decks (decks with four different suit colors, to prevent misplays in games requiring a certain suit to be played at a certain time) aren't as popular these days - playing solitaire is a pain in the ass.  My personal preference in a no-revoke deck would be for using complementary colors - for example, dark purple for spades, dark blue for clubs, pink for hearts, orange for diamonds.

I agree 100%. It's also harder to play Asshole.

Ok, title changed and I did pledge for these. I'm hoping their stretch goals unlock

Me too- I made my pledge assuming they would!

That's cool, I'll be in three different regions in Italy. I'll make a note of going to a the shops you recommended for the other countries.

Scopa is a popular game in Italy- I play it with my grandfather. They use this deck: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001KPRDRC/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_3?pf_rd_p=1944687582&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000FH6GZQ&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1T2B8JA6AP5GC789826R

Very nice and chic! I like these better than the Aloys recolors.

Got mine yesterday- very well designed!

Thanks for the detailed explanation, Don!  I forgot it was called aether cards before it was called the discourse!  I actually think that might be when i joined.  I always consider myself a "new" collector, partly because 99% of the decks I own were made from 1990 onward and partly because I've only been collecting for about 10 years.  But I guess 10 years is a long time compared to other "modern-day card collectors" like myself. 

Didn't see a thread on this so, from a KS update:

Anubis & Osiris Signature Decks limited campaign and I wanted to share with you the link to access the campaign!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steveminty/852229668/

You won't be able to access it until the campaign is launched but this should make it easier for you to locate the project and get your pledge in.

Remember, it starts at 5PM PST!

I'm glad to see there's success happening on KS. A lot of decks have struggled lately, some of them have been quite good too. That's something that I've found a little disturbing. Even so, it's nice to see a deck succeeding and being funded well. Overall this is a nice deck in my opinion.

I like that it's funding because it shows another genre of custom playing cards- the minimalist design- is still alive and well!

Quote from: vasta41 on February 16, 2016, 08:03:48 AM

Quote from: hecrob on February 14, 2016, 03:28:24 PM

This feels like a sucker punch...

We were told this deck was not going to be sold and then after the price escalated quite a bit, they kill it releasing it for $10.

Way to go Ellusionist....

This was the last straw for Ellusionist im not buying their "black club membership" again.

That's exactly what I'm talking about. In 2008-2009 people were paying upwards of $125 for a 1st Edition Black Ghost.  A few years back E released them again (with shrink wrap) and the market got saturated.  Now they barely sell for $75.  Not that the selling prices necessarily translates to what they're worth but it gives you an idea.  Don's right about the Gold Arcane- other than that E has or will re-release "never-to-be-sold" decks so never hold your breath.

Now that's not entirely fair to say.  Ellusionist, at least with the Gold Arcanes, the BG1Es and the Red Artifice decks, was always up front about how many were made - they were made in runs of 5,000 at a time when 5,000 was a short run, and except for the initial release of the Red Artifice, none of them were even available for sale - you had to earn them in a contest or as a premium for buying certain amounts of merchandise or during a special limited-time offer.  Only 3,000 of the Red Artifice were sold, the rest were premiums like the other two brands.

E can't be held responsible for what people are willing to pay for a deck of cards in the market - BG1E used to go for over FOUR HUNDRED BUCKS a pack on eBay at one point, back when they were only given as gifts to prominent magicians and cardists.  People still try to get top dollar for the ones in the original steel frames, as high as the low four figures.  Now that E is no longer giving them away for any reason (their stock is depleted), the price has nowhere else to go but up, really, especially as decks are lost through attrition - damaged, used, lost, destroyed, etc.

You raise some good points but I think where our opinions differ is I think while they may not have directly sold those rare decks you spoke of they did end up releasing more to the public.  I don't question their methods- hell, they can do what they want as far as I'm concerned.  I don't care about that like some people do.  What I'm pointing out is simply their market dilution by releasing/selling/whatever-you-want-to-call-it the decks at all.  A very basic and crude example would be if 100 people wanted a deck of theirs that E only gave to 10 people- that deck would be in demand.  It might cause people to spend more for it, thus increasing its value.  Years later if they released another 60 (somehow, some way- doesn't really matter), more people would have one and they would become less valuable.  To me, that's what they're doing with these Kings- making them more available and less valuable, IMO anyway...

This feels like a sucker punch...

We were told this deck was not going to be sold and then after the price escalated quite a bit, they kill it releasing it for $10.

Way to go Ellusionist....

This was the last straw for Ellusionist im not buying their "black club membership" again.

That's exactly what I'm talking about. In 2008-2009 people were paying upwards of $125 for a 1st Edition Black Ghost.  A few years back E released them again (with shrink wrap) and the market got saturated.  Now they barely sell for $75.  Not that the selling prices necessarily translates to what they're worth but it gives you an idea.  Don's right about the Gold Arcane- other than that E has or will re-release "never-to-be-sold" decks so never hold your breath.